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Electroair has launched the design approval project to provide an alternative to a troublesome magneto that has a history of service difficulties and is on about 6,000 engines. The Bendix D2000/D3000 Dual Magneto, which operates two conventional mags off a single drive, has been a maintenance headache and safety concern for years. Electroair’s answer is […]

It’s not available in the U.S. but a South Korean company is so proud of the country’s first indigenous light sport aircraft, it brought it to AirVenture just to show it off. The Vessel Aircraft KLA-100 was certified by South Korea in 2017 and also has EASA certification. FAA acceptance under the LSA category is […]

Mooney hopes to build 20 aircraft this year as it continues its re-entry to the high-performance single market. At a news conference at AirVenture, Director of Marketing Lance Phillips said they’re planning to ramp up to 40 aircraft next year with a goal of maintaining about 50 aircraft a year after that. Australian certification of […]

It all worked out in the end but the pilot of an Ercoupe 415-D on his way to Ohio from AirVenture likely annoyed thousands of Chicago commuters. A reported engine failure prompted him to land the little single on Lake Shore Drive, one of the city’s busiest streets. He flew it under a pedestrian overpass […]

The surge in pilot training has been good for the engine business and Lycoming CEO Mike Kraft says he’s hopeful it will be sustained. In a podcast interview at AirVenture 2018, Kraft said the legacy engine maker has kept innovating and adapting to the changing market and many of the biggest changes are invisible. For […]

If flying 1000-plus C-47s to France was a logistical challenge in 1944, it’s no less so in 2019. The Daks Over Normandy project, which will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, showed up at AirVenture this week to talk about its extensive planning. The D-Day Squadron will fly more than 20 C-47s from […]

Hoping to attract more owners for its A5 LSA amphib, Icon Aircraft announced a managed fractional ownership program at AirVenture this week. The program is called Icon Fleet Access and the company is launching it at several locations in 2018, including Tampa and Miami, Florida, and in Northern and Southern California. It also said the […]

Epic Aircraft is aiming for certification of its big E1000 turboprop single by the end of the year with deliveries to begin by 2019. At a news conference at AirVenture 2018, Mike Schrader, director of sales and marketing, said the plan is to build eight to 12 customer aircraft in 2019, 24 in 2020, 36 […]

Last year’s show was a stellar and exciting one, if you were a visitor or pilot looking for a great summertime aviation experience—but for reporters in search of news, it was a weeklong exercise in frustration. “The press conference schedule has been busy, but other than avionics, nothing of significance has emerged,” wrote AVweb’s Paul […]

Bose has the ProFlight in-ear headset aimed at commercial flight crews and now Clarity Aloft throws a new model in the mix with the Flex. With FAA TSO, it too is fair game for airline and also general aviation use, but at $725, it’s priced lower. Weighing 1.35 ounces, the Flex is Clarity’s lightest headset […]